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Oualidia, Morocco

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About Oualidia

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 56). The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in September, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Oualidia. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

    See flights ORD → CMN · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 55 from the airport to Oualidia.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 15 kn gusting 27, side-onshore. Water: waves 2 m.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct010knside1.9 mwaves
Mon 19Oct4223knside-on1.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct010kncross-off1.7 mwaves
Wed 21Oct4029knside-on1.6 mwaves
Thu 22Oct2322knside-on1.7 mwaves
Fri 23Oct5827knside-on2.0 mwaves
Sat 24Oct5426knside-on2.4 mwaves
Sun 25Oct3924knside2.0 mwaves
Mon 26Oct012knside1.7 mwaves
Tue 27Oct09knside-on2.0 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CMN, changing at JFK, then 2h 55 by road. About 19h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.7 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Oualidia

    16 kn gusting 29, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.7 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Oualidia

    15 kn gusting 27, side-onshore. Water: waves 2 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Oualidia

    13 kn gusting 26, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.4 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CMN, changing at JFK, then 2h 55 by road. About 19h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £725–£1,415 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £420–£875
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £45–£80
  • Stay £115–£195
  • Food £110–£200

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